FNUS73 KSGF 062248 FWSSGF SPOT FORECAST FOR LEADMINE...DALLAS COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 448 PM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1634 CST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 7 PM. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL SLACKEN WITH TIME...HOWEVER GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. MOISTURE RETURN WILL BE SLOW. OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONLY RECOVER INTO THE 60 TO 65 PERCENT RANGE. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY... THOUGH MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED. RAIN CHANCES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND MORESO ON THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....MIN 54. MAX HUMIDITY........MAX 64 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......N/A. TRANSPORT WINDS.....N/A. TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 63 60 58 57 56 RH..............30 38 46 53 58 62 20 FT WIND......S 12 S 10 S 11 S 10 S 11 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 900 500 600 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..S 52 S 49 S 45 S 41 S 38 S 35 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 2 3 3 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........MIN 54 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT..........NONE. CHANCE OF PRECIP....10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 35 TO 44 MPH DECREASING TO 32 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 57 61 64 66 66 RH..............66 65 60 57 55 56 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 13 S 14 S 14 S 14 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 30 35 30 30 25 MIX HGT (FT)....600 1300 2400 3500 4100 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 35 S 39 S 44 S 47 S 43 S 36 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...GAGAN REQUESTED BY...WINLET TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120306.LEADM.01/SGF